Microearthquakes in the Ahuachapan Geothermal Field, El Salvador, Central America
- 23 July 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 173 (3994), 328-330
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3994.328
Abstract
Microearthquakes occur on a steeply dipping plane interpreted here as the fault that allows hot water to circulate to the surface in the geothermal region. These small earthquakes are common in many geothermal areas and may occur because of the physical or chemical effects of fluids and fluid pressure.Keywords
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